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The official PlayStation Blog for news and video updates on PS3, PS4, PSN, PS Vita, PSPTue, 31 Mar 2015 21:05:17 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1Happy Holidays from Axiom Vergehttp://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/12/30/happy-holidays-from-axiom-verge/
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/12/30/happy-holidays-from-axiom-verge/#commentsTue, 30 Dec 2014 16:01:14 +0000http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=147347It’s been the most amazing year of my life. In January 2014, Axiom Verge was a hobby project I’d been working on nights and weekends for almost four years. By April it was picked up by the PlayStation Pub Fund, then in June it won best of E3 awards, and in September Nintendo’s former indie boss came on to personally make sure it would be a success.

Honestly that’s quite a lot for a single person to process, so, I’ll just begin by saying THANK YOU everyone!

Not wanting to limit my holiday card to any particular faith or culture, I decided to go with the “Looming Biomechanoid Construct” theme over Santa hats or tree ornaments. She knows when you are sleeping, awake, or trying to escape, so be good, for goodness sake!

Thanks for the overwhelming support we’ve received this year from our loyal community and PlayStation fans around the world. We’ve had a helluva (terrible joke #1) time this year! Ever since we first revealed Saints Row: Gat out of Hell at PAX Prime, we’ve been humbled by the reception and feedback that it’s received at events around the country and world.

The team here at Volition brings a passion full of hellfire (#2) to everything we touch, and we hope that you folks love the humor and gameplay as much as we’ve loved creating it.

Counting down to 2015, our teams are hard at work putting the final polish on Saints Row: Gat out of Hell. This marks the 9th year of the Saints Row franchise and the first time that we’re bringing any of the Third Street Saints to PS4. I wouldn’t be doing my saintly duty (#3), if I didn’t tell you to mark your calendars for when you can pick can pick up Saints Row IV: Re-Elected and Gat out of Hell on January 20th, 2015.

This New Year, don your best purple and get ready to shoot, sing, stab, and nut-kick your way through Hell!

]]>http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/12/29/happy-holidays-from-volition/feed/25http://blog.us.playstation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/volition.jpg3.03Volition Community Manager250PS4 Protip: Use Docs for PlayStationhttp://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/12/29/ps4-pro-tip-use-docs-for-playstation/
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/12/29/ps4-pro-tip-use-docs-for-playstation/#commentsMon, 29 Dec 2014 16:01:45 +0000http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=147310Happy holidays, everyone! I know a lot of you may be new PS4 owners, so I wanted to welcome you to the PlayStation Nation and offer up a little not-so-secret pro tip to help you out while you’re gaming: Docs for PlayStation.

If you’re like me, you don’t like having to search through a paper instruction manual or scour the internet to find game info and the controller guide for your new game. With Docs for PlayStation, you’ve got a one-stop destination where you can access what you need right from your console, smartphone, tablet, or PC.

Docs launched alongside PS4 last November and it has replaced printed manuals for first-party PlayStation titles, as well as select third-party games. You might have used Docs and not even realized it — you can find the digital manuals on PS4 in a game’s Live Tile (press down when you have highlighted a game on PS4’s Dynamic Menu). Once you’re in, you’ll find guides, tutorials, detailed maps, the latest info on DLC or just a quick controller reference guide.

And if you’re playing and don’t want to pause your game, just go to Docs for PlayStation on your smartphone, tablet, or computer via a web browser, and you’ll find the same content optimized for whichever device you’re using. The website is quick, responsive, and dynamic, so it looks great and is easy to navigate no matter what device you’re on.

We’ve got some cool things planned for Docs in 2015 — with an eye on bringing premium content like strategy guides, art books, magazines, trophy hunter guides, and more to the platform. Give it a try when you’re firing up inFAMOUS First Light or LittleBigPlanet 3 and bookmark it so it’s only a click away when you need it. What type of content would you like to see added to Docs for PlayStation?

]]>http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/12/29/ps4-pro-tip-use-docs-for-playstation/feed/54http://blog.us.playstation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/docs.jpg2.95540Happy Holidays from Edge of Realityhttp://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/12/26/happy-holidays-from-edge-of-reality/
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/12/26/happy-holidays-from-edge-of-reality/#commentsFri, 26 Dec 2014 15:01:56 +0000http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=147306Edge of Reality here, creators of Loadout, stopping by to wish you all a very happy holiday! Launching a game during the holidays is extremely rewarding and exciting, making this time of year even more special!

2014 was a crazy year for us and we’re pumped to finally make our way into the PlayStation community. We’re excited to see what you all do and create in Loadout, with your crazy weapon combinations, ridiculous outfitter selections, and some stellar matches with friend or foe.

We appreciate all the feedback, opinions, and love we’ve received over the past few days. It’s made every bit of this endeavor worth the effort. We take your opinions and support seriously, as we have some exciting plans for the community in 2015 and we’ll begin sharing what we have in store after the first of the year. So get ready for some wacky, crazy, outrageous fun in 2015.

Good things coming from the oven!
A minute more, or maybe two.
Made with art and code and lovin’
From Double Fine to all of you!

2014 was one heck of a year! From launching a bunch of new games into the wild to taking on our own indie publishing initiative, you can call us ambitious… or crazy, maybe both?!

In addition to a bunch of PC releases and another round of our Amnesia Fortnight game jam (this time with Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward), we also had a bunch of fun stuff go down for PlayStation fans! Halloween RPG sequel Costume Quest 2 came out this October on PS4 and PS3!

We also became midwives to a handful of amazing indie titles under our publishing initiative Double Fine Presents, including Escape Goat 2 from Magical Time Bean which is now available on PS4. And PlayStation Experience also saw the announce of another DF Presents title coming to PS4, Boneloaf’s Gang Beasts! Mazel Tov!

Next year is looking to be an exciting one for the PlayStation Nation with Double Fine games Grim Fandango Remastered, Broken Age — The Complete Adventure, and Day of the Tentacle: Special Edition all slated for launch on PS4 and PS Vita in 2015. We’re super pumped about it and we hope you are too!

We wish you all the warmth and tenderness this holiday season! Merry Chrismahanukwanzakah!

]]>http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/12/25/double-fine-wishes-you-a-happy-holiday/feed/11http://blog.us.playstation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/df.jpg3.37Founder, Double Fine110Happy Holidays from Switchblade Monkeyshttp://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/12/25/happy-holidays-from-switchblade-monkeys/
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/12/25/happy-holidays-from-switchblade-monkeys/#commentsThu, 25 Dec 2014 15:30:59 +0000http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=147370Secret Ponchos just launched earlier this month, and we felt so proud to see it on PS4 (with players able to grab it for free on PS Plus!).]]>What a year for us. Not everyone knows this, but at Switchblade Monkeys we’re a tiny group of friends — our game started as a passion project. Secret Ponchos just launched earlier this month, and we felt so proud to see it on PS4 (with players able to grab it for free on PS Plus!).

2015 is going to be an important year for us; we learned so much from community feedback, and we already have a big wishlist of improvements and enhancements! We’re going to be there working with the PS4 community to grow and expand Secret Ponchos, and see how far we can take this title. Thank you so much for your support in 2014, and we’re excited to see what we can do in 2015 to keep pushing the game.

We’ve just come back from Vegas, where the whole team went to Playstation Experience, The Game Awards (and then the Grand Canyon for biome research).

This has been a very different kind of year for us. This time last year I was worried that no one would watch our reveal trailer, and now I just worry if we can live up to some people’s excitement. So many people have been so lovely and supportive. Personally I’m going to disappear in 2015, probably until the game is out. I just want to focus on programming, which I definitely prefer to talking to press, which I’ve done a lot this month.

Also this month we are on the cover of Game Informer, which was a huge moment for me (it’s a first for an indie game). They are doing lots of video features, and people say the quickfire question one is good. I haven’t actually watched any of these, but I saw some animated gifs of my face whilst browsing NeoGAF, so that was enough for me. :(

Hopefully the vids are ok. :)

It’s been an incredible year. We’re going to focus on finishing No Man’s Sky, but I want you to know how much we’ve valued each message you’ve sent us. Thank you. It means a lot to me and the team.

Have a super happy Christmas and New Year. Here’s to 2015, the year No Man’s Sky comes out.

Love you guys,
Sean

]]>http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/12/25/happy-christmas-from-hello-games/feed/11http://blog.us.playstation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/nomans.jpg3.5Managing Director, Hello Games110Happy Holidays from 1886http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/12/24/happy-holidays-from-1886/
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/12/24/happy-holidays-from-1886/#commentsThu, 25 Dec 2014 07:01:53 +0000http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=147274Our last showing at PlayStation Experience was amazing, and a great opportunity to meet some of you. First and foremost, we wanted to thank you for all your support. It’s only a couple of months until the launch of our game and we’re really looking forward to having everyone play The Order: 1886.

Tis the season to give, so don’t forget, our 1886 Countdown Sweepstakes has started. As a reminder, we will be awarding prizes every 18 hours, 8 minutes, and 6 seconds, from now until the launch of The Order: 1886 on February 20th, 2015.

Finally, with Christmas and the New Year upon us, we wanted to send everyone our best wishes and leave you with a little something special from 1886. Happy Holidays!

The holiday season is in full swing and the store shelves have been picked clean. But I have some good news if you didn’t get everything on your list — PlayStation Store never runs out of inventory, and if you want to pick up some of the biggest games of 2014 at a discount, we’ve got a Flash Sale starting right now. But time is of the essence, because the Flash Sale ends at 9:00 AM Pacific on Monday, December 29th.

In addition to all the games on sale, we’ve also got discounted movies and TV shows available during this Flash Sale. Pick up movies like Godzilla or X-Men: Days of Future Past, and TV shows like Breaking Bad or Battlestar Galactica on sale. Head over to PlayStation Store to check out the full line-up of discounted movies and TV shows.

Make sure you make your way over to PS Store between now and Monday, December 29th at 9:00 AM Pacific to grab some awesome games before 2014 comes to a close. Happy holidays!

]]>http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/12/24/flash-sale-end-of-year-discounts-on-30-games/feed/119http://blog.us.playstation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/flash.jpg2.63Digital Distribution Manager, Sony Network Entertainment1190Happy Holidays from the Kingdom Hearts Teamhttp://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/12/24/happy-holidays-from-the-kingdom-hearts-team/
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/12/24/happy-holidays-from-the-kingdom-hearts-team/#commentsWed, 24 Dec 2014 17:01:36 +0000http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=147240Happy Holidays, PlayStation.Blog readers! The Kingdom Hearts team would like to wish you a very merry holiday to you and your loved ones. The launch of Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX on December 2nd has brought together countless people and the #feels have spread in good spirits.

The magical saga continues in three remastered journeys… and each individual’s journey with the Kingdom Hearts franchise has been quite unique. For those who have seen the Kingdom Hearts launch trailer, you saw fans across the globe expressing their love and passion to the creators of Kingdom Hearts. To shoot the trailer in North America, 293 people came out to voice their experience with the game. In EU it was a very special few dozen of fans from England, France, Germany and Spain, and in Japan I counted at least 50 smiling faces of the development team.

Working with the North America team, I’ve never had the chance to actually meet all the artists, programmers, character creators, storywriters, producers, and art-directors that have been working on Kingdom Hearts since its birth 14 years ago. Let alone, I’ve never really had full conversations with a group of savvy Kingdom Hearts fans at once! Thanks to our very sweet counterpart in Japan, we were successfully able to coordinate a surprise reaction video shoot with Japan. The US and EU team eagerly anticipated to see the faces behind the creativity and work that goes into our games.

Oh boy… it was extremely hard to cut the developer reaction from hours into literally one minute. Developer reactions stating that they felt “love from around the world” were no surprise and some of the comments they had about the “cool style” of our fans were super sweet. What we didn’t get to add into the trailer was that the Japan staff initially thought that all of the fans were actors! Everyone’s “labor of love” really made a piece that just cannot be scripted.

Thank you Kingdom Hearts fans for embracing your voice and experiences through life. We found through getting to know you that we all have overcome so many obstacles in life. The way you cheer each other on and support fellow Kingdom Hearts fans is such a special gift. In closing, as this very special game brought all of us together please remember… no matter where we go, we will always be connected.